Saving augmented realities includes collecting, with an augmented reality device, observation information of a physical space, and obtaining, with the augmented reality device, an augmentation associated with the physical space. An augmented view of the physical space including a visual representation of the augmentation is visually presented with the augmented reality device, and the augmented view is saved for subsequent playback.
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1. A method for saving augmented realities, comprising: displaying a virtual augmentation with a display of an augmented reality device, the virtual augmentation augmenting a live view of a physical space; capturing live video of the physical space with a camera as the virtual augmentation augments the live view of the physical space; and saving an augmented digital video having a beginning determined by a trigger and having an ending determined by the trigger or a subsequent trigger, the augmented digital video including the virtual augmentation embedded in a corresponding segment of the live video.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is a user-initiated trigger.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ending is a predetermined duration after the trigger.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display is a see-through display.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the live video on the display as the live video is captured.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the virtual augmentation from an object in the physical space.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual augmentation augments an object in the physical space.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the object is a person, and wherein the augmentation is textual information indicating an identity of the person.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the virtual augmentation from an augmentation index stored on the augmented reality device.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the virtual augmentation from a remote service.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending observation information including the live video captured with the camera to a remote service, and receiving the virtual augmentation from the remote service.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the observation information further includes one or both of audio information and location information.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the audio information is collected by a microphone of the augmented reality device.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the location information is collected by a global positioning system (GPS) sensor of the augmented reality device.
15. An augmented reality device, comprising: one or more cameras to capture live video of a physical space; a see-through display to display a virtual augmentation that augments a view of the physical space through the see-through display; a capture engine to save an augmented digital video having a beginning determined by a trigger and having an ending determined by the trigger or a subsequent trigger, the augmented digital video including the virtual augmentation embedded in a corresponding segment of the live video.
16. The augmented reality device of claim 15 , wherein the trigger is a user-initiated trigger.
17. The augmented reality device of claim 15 , wherein the ending is a predetermined duration after the trigger.
18. An augmented reality device, comprising: one or more cameras to capture live video of a physical space; a display to display the live video as the live video is captured, the display further displaying a virtual augmentation that augments the live video; a capture engine to save an augmented digital video having a beginning determined by a trigger and having an ending determined by the trigger or a subsequent trigger, the augmented digital video including the virtual augmentation embedded in a corresponding segment of the live video.
19. The augmented reality device of claim 18 , wherein the trigger is a user-initiated trigger.
20. The augmented reality device of claim 18 , wherein the ending is a predetermined duration after the trigger.
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December 21, 2018
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